Nice work on the dash & congrats on the bub

Have a chat with Randy @ Nisco, he might be able to help.

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A few of my mates have used Sanjay and they all liked him, he seems pretty helpful and not too up tight.

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Thx for the replies boys.

Spent some time last night installing the chrome trim around the rear window.
Not the most enjoyable task but well worth the effort!



I also gave the rear pillar vents a bit of loving. It looks like they were painted black over the chrome. I bit the bullet and stripped all the paint off, and to my amazement revealed almost immaculate chrome underneath..... Stoked!!

Before.....



After....

So as I've mentioned in previous posts, the previous owner purchased a wiring kit and made up the full loom inc headlight, engine, dash etc. I contacted him a few days ago and he said the loom is basically 95% complete. So based on that info I have begun looking at how I want the loom run.
So far I have done the headlight loom, most of the engine harness and hidden the wiring as best I could, not looking for crazy hidden wiring like Joel's mental as orange Datto (craziest wiring job I've ever seen).
Anyway.... Pics




I also started looking at how I'm going to mount the gauges in the front dash fascia....... Any handy hints on the best way to do this?.......anyone........ Anyone........ Anyone?????

Also need some opinions on the gauge backlight colour? The left colour is the standard colour that came with the genuine VDO gauge set and the one on the right is with a different LED "white" I had lying around. Not sure whether to go the old school yellow look or the more modern crisp white??

looking good mate! not sure about mounting the gauges, never done it myself. As for the backlight colour, hard to choose! Personal preference I guess.

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Depends on whether you go old school or have a new flavour.
I went old school 'green' and it looks ace.
Unfortunately my autometer cobalt gauge mounted down low doesn't match, but matches with my boost controller and turbo timer/volt gauge.

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Thanks for your awesome advice Anth!!! Ill def take that little piece of wisdom to the grave!!

Im kinda leaning more towards the old school yellow. I wanted these gauges specifically due to the original period correct style, so I don't wanna stray too much from that thought.

When you say mounting the gauges, are you referring to the factory speedo/tacho positions or a different area?
Mounting in the factory locations is a pain, but well worth it. I used VDO's, but others have used GPS gauges (Datsport have 'em)
Putting gauges where the factory radio used to go is easy, but then you can't run a radio (no big deal if you ask me) although if you want to run a radio, then Gilson Design has a centre console that bolts straight in, you mount the radio and 3 gauges!
I would've done it like this as it's a cracker of an idea.

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Did you need to use a special stripper to clean up the vents???? as I'd like to do the same to mine but been too scared of wrecking them and melting the plastic

Thanks

Swanny

SR20Datsun - Yea i want to mount them in the factory position where the taco, speedo etc sit in the factory fascia...... Just trying to get my head around the best way to do it????? If someone has done it before it saves me from trying to fab something up.

swanny - No special stripper. I tested it on a corner and it didn't take any chrome off.
So i did the whole thing and it came up awesome.

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With mounting my VDO speedo gauge, I ended up cutting bits out of the circuit board and soldering on wires where I broke the tracks. It's a bit of a pain, but it can be done. I didn't have to modify the shroud in any way and it sits like factory!
Fits like a glove

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I give you that!
Not sure how accurate that would be!!

Tonight i locked myself in the garage, cranked some tunes, stocked the bar fridge full of beer and and got to work........

Started retro fitting the indicator and high beam lights into the SSS dash tonight.
High beams:


Indicators:


Thought i might as well begin to get the rear section of the carpet cut and fit properly. I have laid down the sound deadener and underlay. Ive also run the rear loom to the tail lights. I just need to complete the wiring for the fuel pumps.
Plus i just wanted to make sure the carpet i sourced was going to be a good fit.....
Excuse the tear in the rear seat...... ill be fixing this shortly as it bugs the crap out of me seeing it in these pics......



It fits pretty good, as these pics are literally just plonking the carpet down. I still need to lay it down properly with some adhesive spray and trim the edges, and put the required holes in for the front seats, and also the seat belts etc.
I was a bit unsure about my colour selection and how it would go with the beige factory seats, but i'm pretty happy. It creates a nice bit of contrast, plus i didn't really wanna go a light colour which wears quickly and shows a lot of marks/wear etc/

Also finished off the the fuel system tonight. Mounted the FPR and plumbed that up to the fuel lines.
Now just to continue with the wiring loom. I'm just sorting out where to mount things like the fuse box and relays etc. Then sort out the route of the actual wiring and how to tuck it up under the dash.
This process is definitely a stretch in relation to my knowledge. But i am enjoying reading up and learning.
I'm sure at some stage i will need an auto elec to come and give me some assistance..........